The security testing market is poised for high growth owing to growing emphasis on adherence to safety standards across several industry verticals. With the advent of numerous applications and growing cyber security threats, the demand for security testing services has increased. Need for ensuring that the systems and applications are free from loopholes to prevent data loss is expected to drive the market. It also helps in detecting potential weaknesses in the system which may lead to significant information loss on part of the organization.

Increased development of mobile-based, web-based and desktop-based applications and their high rate of deployment in several industry verticals are expected to be crucial drivers for the security testing market growth. Increased security threats have encouraged security testing to address potential system vulnerability. Stringent federal & governmental regulations are expected to favorably impact market growth over the forecast period. Lack of domain specific tools, limited knowledge about security testing and excessive deployment and maintenance costs are expected to restrain market growth.